Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Chapter

22

Liam looked at me with his eyes brimmed with what seemed like deep affection. 1 frowned and started walking forward. "If you want to act crazy, don't drag me into it." "Hey," Liam quickly caught up to me, "I was just joking. Why are you getting upset?" The place I chose to treat Liam was a restaurant recommended by Lyla. Her uncle lived in Napel, and she had lived here until she was ten, so she was practically a local.

She recommended that restaurant to me, and I figured her suggestion would be better than the trendy spots Liam had taken me to

When we arrived, Liam went to park the car while I waited at the entrance I waited for a long time, but he didn't come back just as I was about to go check on him, I noticed Ethan and Leah arriving as well.

Before they could see me, I quickly ducked into a different path. I was congratulating myself on my quick reflexes, but as I turned back around, Ethan appeared in front of me like a Ehost

I was startled and let out a soft scream as I stepped back, only to trip over a rock and start falling backward.

I closed my eyes, bracing for the impact, but the expected pain never came. Instead, an arm suddenly wrapped around my waist, pulling me into a cedar-scented embrace.

opened my eyes to find myself staring into Ethan's eyes. Those eyes seemed to have a whirlpool in them, making it impossible for me to read his expression. "Thank you," I quickly

took a step back and put some distance between us. "I'm starting to suspect

trick, my

laugh. "Mr. Grayson, you must be joking. If you hadn't appeared out of nowhere like a ghost and scared me, I

the kettle black is really

so?" Ethan

with him further, so I turned to leave. As I walked away, Ethan's

wanting to say something, but Ethan continued speaking. "I don't care which of Yardville's elites you decide to cling to, but

composed

business and has nothing to

can't guarantee what I might

it behind me. "Mr. Grayson, that sounds like a

my appetite for dinner. I went to the restaurant's front desk and left a message for Liam telling him that t had something come up and left. I headed back to the hotel and booked a flight back to Yardville for the next evening. To avoid any more encounters with Lam, I checked out of my original rooms